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The first time I heard Charlie Parker
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Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary

The first timeI heard Charlie Parker, I knew that was the thing for me. Charlie Parker...

[Coltrane] The first time
I heard Charlie Parker, I knew that was the thing for me. Charlie Parker did all the things
I would like to do and more. He really had a... a genius

Full Transcript

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[Coltrane] The first time I heard Charlie Parker,
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I knew that was the thing for me.
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Charlie Parker did all the things I would like to do and more.
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He really had a... a genius.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
161
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:50
Uploaded
May 30, 2023
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Crew Neck Productions,Meteor 17

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Movie Summary

An exploration of the global power and impact of the music of John Coltrane where the passions, experiences and forces that shaped his life and revolutionary sounds are revealed.
Coltrane was in the Navy in 1945 to '46, - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:29
Coltrane was in the Navy in 1945 to '46,
When you hear that recording from when he was in the Navy, he doesn't play well. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:27
When you hear that recording from when he was in the Navy,...
He quit what they call "cold turkey," - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:11
He quit what they call "cold turkey,"
And each night he seemed to not be as sick. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:08
And each night he seemed to not be as sick.
And we thank God, you know, that he... - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:23
And we thank God, you know, that he...
So he cleaned up and when he cleaned up, - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:09
So he cleaned up and when he cleaned up,
During the year 1957, I experienced, - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:22
During the year 1957, I experienced,
His music just sounded different. It was like there was new blood in it. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:14
His music just sounded different. It was like there was new...
He's pushing forward, such that he may even know - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:10
He's pushing forward, such that he may even know
At the end of 1957, Coltrane came back into Miles' band. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:14
At the end of 1957, Coltrane came back into Miles'...
Here we go. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:15
Here we go.
You can't describe music with words. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:21
You can't describe music with words.
His sound makes people cry, like, "Oh, damn, what are these tears? - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:14
His sound makes people cry, like, "Oh, damn, what are...
Within a year of leaving Miles Davis for good, - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:20
Within a year of leaving Miles Davis for good,
So here's this Broadway... melody... - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:14
So here's this Broadway... melody...
My Favorite Things was a record that I actually played for my friends - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:29
My Favorite Things was a record that I actually played for...
It's not the car, it's the driver. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:31
It's not the car, it's the driver.
We thought that what we were doing, the gift came from The Almighty. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:17
We thought that what we were doing, the gift came from The...
Birmingham is a symbol of hardcore resistance to integration. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:18
Birmingham is a symbol of hardcore resistance to...
Growing up in the South, of course, - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:17
Growing up in the South, of course,